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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.9 - handling animals S6.9.1 - tending and breeding animals Milk animals
Description
Milk cows and other farm animals, manually or using mechanical means.
Applies to cattle, sheep and goat.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 6 (Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers)
Essential for
- ShepherdShepherds manage the welfare and movement of livestock, especially sheep, goats and other grazing animals, in a variety of surroundings. Other titles The following job titles also …
- Cattle breederCattle breeders oversee the production and day-to-day care of cattle. They maintain the health and welfare of cattle. Duties The duties of a cattle breeder include, but are not…
Optional for
- Livestock workerLivestock workers maintain the health and welfare of animals. They oversee the breeding/production and day-to-day care such as feeding and watering of animals. Duties Livestock wor…
Related skills
- Milking operations
- Dairy animal production
- Assist animal birth
- Perform milk control
- Process dairy farm products
- Maintain pastures
- Manage the health and welfare of livestock
- Animal nutrition
- Computerised feeding systems
- Maintain farm equipment
- Provide nutrition to animals
- Agronomical production principles
- Advise on animal purchase
- Examine animals
Last updated on February 19, 2026
